i found this website, which describes an observation of Iskudarian 1. Although it is a very faint object, the observer claims to have seen it under this conditions (9x63 binocular, fst 5,8mag). Is this really possible? And is it possible at all?

"it does not seem to have any star concentration at this place. The number of stars is too high to count them, and it would be even difficult to determine which star is, in fact, part of Isk 1 and which star itis not."

My take is, if he saw it, he did not know he saw it, and doesn't really claim he saw it.Ron